Climate Diet November 2025 Newsletter

Climate Diet Newsletter — monthly insights on how food choices shape the climate and inspire sustainable living.
Climate Diet October 2025 Newsletter

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Climate Diet September Newsletter — Connecting Communities Worldwide with Powerful Insights for a Healthier Planet

Climate Diet Newsletter – September 2025 Climate Diet Newsletter September 2025 Highlights 🌍 Major Climate & Food Policy Updates NYC to ban processed meat in schools & hospitals starting July 2026, promoting whole foods and plant proteins. Replacing 20% of global beef consumption with mushroom protein could cut deforestation by 50% by 2050. Horseshoe crabs […]
Climate Diet August Newsletter 2025 — Global Shifts in Food, Climate, and Policy Shaping Our Planet’s Future

Vol 16. No. 20 August 5, 2025 FOOD IS CLIMATE Highlights from the Climate Diet Weekly Digest
Climate Diet Weekly Digest July 2nd – Why Are We Subsidizing Climate Harm? The Truth About Meat & Dairy Funding

As Todd Sinclair highlights, “According to studies, the US government spends up to $38 billion every year subsidizing the meat and dairy industries. Less than 1% of that sum is allocated to fruit and vegetable production.” Don’t Miss Our Weekly Podcast This week: features Jonah Goldman—Co-Founder and Marketing Director of PLNT Burger, a restaurant chain […]
Food is Climate – Climate Diet Monthly Newsletter – The U.S. is the world’s biggest meat eater, followed by Australia, yet most people know the impact of raising livestock impacts climate change more than fossil fuels! It takes 1800 gallons of water to make 1 lb of beef!

There are solutions: burgers: made from plants are delicious and aren’t killing the climate. Anyone notice recent weather changes: 116 degrees in Portugal 10 days ago! 27 feet of rain in 90 minutes in Texas, resulting in 100+ deaths. Climate change does not feel like a hoax to those families who lost their only child […]
Championing Sustainability: Highlights from Planet Maryland Event. Weekly Digest – June 25, 2025

Climate Diet Highlights from Planet Maryland Event On Sunday, June 22, 2025, Climate Diet actively participated in the 4th annual Planet Maryland event, hosted at Elm Street Park in suburban Maryland. Despite the sweltering heat, the event attracted thousands of environmentally conscious attendees, particularly plant-based eaters. The day’s activities were expertly led by Eric Lindstrom, […]
Climate Diet Names DC Restaurant Co-Founder & Environmental Activist Board Chair

Washington, DC – June 30, 2025 – Climate Diet, a food and climate non-profit headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, has named Jonah Goldman as the incoming Chair of its Board of Directors. Goldman is the Co-Founder and Marketing Director of PLNT Burger, a restaurant chain with 7 locations in the DMV, and 6 others across the country, that aims to create a […]
FoodPrints by Diet: How Does Your Plate Impact the Planet? Weekly Digest – June 18, 2025

Are your food choices leaving a bigger mark on the planet than you think? The latest research highlights the striking environmental impact of different diets, measured in tons of CO₂ equivalent per person per year. Whether you’re a meat lover or a vegan, your plate has a story to tell! Why It Matters: Beef and […]
Power of Food” Gives Students a Role in Solving the Climate Crisis

“Power of Food” Gives Students a Role in Solving the Climate Crisis Washington, DC – June 17, 2025 – What if your lunch could help solve the climate crisis? That’s the powerful question behind The Power of Food, a unique curriculum from nonprofit Climate Diet now reaching middle and high school classrooms. Designed by educators and environmental […]
Plant-Based vs. Beef Burgers: What’s Really Inside? | Weekly Digest – June 11, 2025

Beyond BurgerIngredients:100% plants Beef BurgerIngredients: Skeletal muscle tissue Connective tissue Lymph nodes Blood vessels Nerve fibers Fat and cartilage Bone fragments (occasionally) Antibiotic residues (often present) Hormone residues (in many countries) Pathogens: E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria (risk without thorough cooking) Saturated fat (linked to heart disease) Haem iron (linked to colorectal cancer) Advanced glycation end […]
Today’s enviro news summary looks at U.S. tree management, Catholics’ hope for tree protection, and EPA employee cont’d job woes.

Sell the trees or fix the forests…or both? Efforts to blunt the ferocity and destruction of wildfires are dividing conservation advocates over proposals that would sidetrack science and allow for less analysis under the country’s environmental law. Critics fear that approach could accelerate unnecessary logging in national forests, according to Rita Beamish and Kurt Repanshek […]